Paul Colin Art
French, 1892-1985
Paul Colin (French , 1892-1985) was a French artist widely recognized for his imaginatively configured art deco posters depicting many well known theatre performers in Paris in the 1920's and 1930's, such as Josephine Baker and modernist figures and nudes. He also specialized in theatre sets, book designs, and costume design. Influenced by Cubism and jazz, he often employed a collage-like methodology to his work, juxtaposing highly stylized figural compositions against geometrically overlapping objects.He was a student of Valin and Prouvre. He created performance posters that were highly stylized, for studio, arts and dance. He was awarded an inspiring graphic artist and had his own unique style as he embraced symbolism and an abstract style.to
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Artist: Paul Colin
Early 20th Century Painting of Josephine Baker by Master Illustrator Paul Colin
By Paul Colin
Located in Beachwood, OH
Paul Colin (French, 1892-1985)
Josephine Baker, 1925
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower right
14 x 10 inches
27.25 x 23 inches, framed
Paul Colin (27 June 1892 – 18 June 198...
Category
1920s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Watercolor
1936 french poster by Paul Colin - French National Lottery - Grand prix de Paris
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
In this dynamic and visually compelling poster from 1936, renowned French poster artist Paul Colin celebrates the excitement of horse racing and its association with the French Natio...
Category
1930s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Original 1945 Paris (France) vintage travel poster travel by train
By Paul Colin
Located in Spokane, WA
Original PARIS linen-backed 1946 vintage travel poster, preservation linen-backed and ready to frame. Very good condition, Grade A-
Original 1946 Paul Colin Paris Vintage Poster ...
Category
1940s American Modern Paul Colin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Original poster by Paul Colin for Crinostenyl a pharmaceutical product
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
Original advertising poster by Paul Colin for Crinostenyl, a pharmaceutical product used for the treatment of endocrine disorders.
Paul Colin is considered one of the greatest French...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Paul COLIN (1892 – 1986), cubist composition
By Paul Colin
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Colin (1892–1986), a painter, illustrator, set designer, and major poster artist of the 20th century, is renowned for his influence on Art Deco. He grew up in Nancy, a hub of av...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Paul Colin Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
1952 original poster by Paul Colin - Non aux accords de Bonn et de Paris
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
Created in 1952 by celebrated French graphic artist Paul Colin, this powerful poster stands as a stark visual rejection of the Bonn and Paris Agreements—key treaties aimed at rearmin...
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1950s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Allegory of Peace : the Family in Countryside - Original wooodcut, Handsigned
By Paul Colin
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul Emile Colin
Allegory of Peace : the Family in Countryside, 1929
Original woodcut
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered /160
On vellum 32.5 x 25.5 cm (c. 13 x 10 in)
Bears the blind sta...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Woodcut
1939 original poster by Paul Colin - Silence, the enemy awaits your confidences
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1939 original poster by Paul Colin delivers a powerful message with its simple yet striking design. Bearing the inscription "Silence, l'ennemi guette vos confidences," which tran...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Italy : In a Small Street of Procida - Original wooodcut, Handsigned
By Paul Colin
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul Emile Colin
Italy : In a Small Street of Procida, 1922
Original woodcut
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered /154
On vellum 32.5 x 25.5 cm (c. 13 x 10 in)
Bears the blind stamp of the...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Woodcut
Un Homme Dans la Ville original vintage French antique poster-A man in the city
By Paul Colin
Located in Spokane, WA
Un Homme Dans La Ville — Original French Theatre Vintage Poster by Paul Colin, Linen-Backed Studio des Champs-Élysées Vintage Lithograph Art. Very good condition, Grade A-. (A Man i...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Original 1946 poster by Paul Colin - “Ils Meurent Pour Vous – Victoire” - WWII
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
This powerful original 1946 poster by renowned French graphic artist Paul Colin (1892–1985) was created in the aftermath of World War II for the Organisme National d’Aide aux Combattants under the high presidency of General de Gaulle. Titled “Ils Meurent Pour Vous – Victoire” (They Die For You – Victory), the poster is both a commemoration and a call to solidarity.
Rendered in Colin’s bold chiaroscuro style, it depicts a kneeling French soldier silhouetted against the dawn sky, his weapon poised towards the horizon. Behind him lie the faint outlines of fallen comrades, underscoring the poster’s solemn message of sacrifice. The simple yet emotionally charged typography conveys urgent patriotism and post-war gratitude.
Paul Colin, one of the greatest poster designers of the Art Deco era, was celebrated for his theatre, cabaret, and political works. Here, his graphic precision and emotional clarity serve a national cause, urging public support for veterans who fought and died for liberation.
A deeply evocative historical artefact, this poster resonates today as a reminder of France’s liberation struggle and the human cost of victory. It is ideal for collectors of WWII memorabilia...
Category
1940s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Original 1950s poster by French artist Paul Colin La Nuit de Mai à Bobino
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
This original 1950s poster by legendary French graphic artist Paul Colin announces “La Nuit de Mai à Bobino”—a festive gala evening held on Thursday, May 25th, at the iconic Parisian...
Category
1950s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
1951 original poster by French graphic artist Paul Colin - Bal des arts - Paris
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking 1951 original poster by the renowned French graphic artist Paul Colin announces the celebrated Bal des Arts, held on June 27, 1951 at the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild in...
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1950s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
untitled, original
By Paul Colin
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is a limited edition, pencil signed by the artist on the print and in the plate. It is part of my private collection of artists from the School of Paris era. It is in very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Paul Colin Art
Materials
Engraving, Lithograph
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
1953 poster by renowned graphic artist Paul Colin - Électricité de France
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
This strikingly modernist 1953 poster by renowned graphic artist Paul Colin highlights Électricité de France (EDF) and its initiative, Parts de Production, reflecting the optimism an...
Category
1950s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Circa 1950 Original poster of Paul Colin to participate in blood donation
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful poster of Paul Colin to participate in blood donation. Paul Colin is an artist, graphic designer and painter of theater. During his life, he created more than 1900 posters ...
Category
1950s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Circa 1950 poster for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique by Paul Colin
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique commissioned Paul Colin in 1937 to create this poster representing the famous liner "Normandi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Paul Colin Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
1937 original poster 16th Salon des Arts Ménagers at the Grand Palais - Paris
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1937, Paul Colin created an original poster for the 16th Salon des Arts Ménagers at the Grand Palais, Paris. This iconic artwork captures the essence of the event, which showcased...
Category
1930s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
1947 Original poster made by Paul Colin for the show of Katherine Dunham
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
Original poster made by Paul Colin 🇫🇷 (1892-1985), considered one of the greatest French poster artists, to promote the show of Katherine Dunham.
V...
Category
1940s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Alice Dufrene, Art Deco Lithograph by Paul Colin
By Paul Colin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Colin, French (1892 - 1985)
Title: Alice Dufrene
Year: 1930
Medium: Lithograph Poster
Size: 60 in. x 45 in. (152.4 cm x 114.3 cm)
Frame: 63.5 x 48 inches
from the colle...
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1930s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Paris, " Original Lithograph Poster with Paris Landmarks signed by Paul Colin
By Paul Colin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Paris" is an original lithograph poster by Paul Colin. This was the first official poster from Paris after World War II and depicts three doves flying above the Arc de Triomphe, Not...
Category
1940s Post-War Paul Colin Art
Materials
Lithograph
La Chauve Souris /Theatre Pigalle
By Paul Colin
Located in New York, NY
Colin, Paul. Theatre Pigalle/La Chauve Souris. 1934. Color lithograph.
On Linen.
Paul Colin worked for Josephine Baker. Made famous in 1925 by his poster for the Revue Negre.The ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Lithograph
1953 Original Poster by Paul Colin for the electricity of France
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
Very beautiful poster that was made by Paul Colin 🇫🇷 (1892-1985), a French painter, designer, costume designer, set designer and poster artist.
Paul Colin is considered one of the...
Category
1950s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
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Pierre Fix-Masseau-Exactitude-40" x 25"-Lithograph-1982-Vintage-Black, Brown
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Reproduction in lithography of Fix-Masseau Exactitude. Copyrighted 1982 Studio Editions. Printed in France by Bedos on heavy linen like paper.
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"CONGREGATION OF WITS: BOX SET", 41 silkscreen prints, double-sided, custom box
By Andrew Cornell Robinson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"CONGREGATION OF WITS, Box Set of 41 Prints", 2018, limited-edition collection of 40 double-sided silkscreen prints, plus one title print, by Andrew Cornell Robinson. There are 10 box sets in custom-made chocolate linen archival boxes with a gold stamped title. Each print is signed, stamped and editioned. The prints measure 17x17", the box 17.5x17.5".
Note the double-sided printing – surfaces of text, surfaces of image. The installation (see photos above) is a striking performance in itself with myriad possibilities for color, pattern, language, culture, politics, identity. The artist is pleased to offer guidance on the installation, according to the collector's wishes. Or a collector may arrange personally. It's a dynamic body of work that delights in the craft of making and the experience of revealing a tapestry of image and language.
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ROOM SERVICE Signed Lithograph, Hotel Bellhop Portrait, Champagne Bottle, Flutes
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Missing Peace (Homage to 911)
By Carol Wax
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Artist's Christmas homage to the attack on the twin towers with reindeer atop the buildings.
Carol Wax originally trained to be a classical musician at the Manhattan School of Music but fell in love with printmaking. Soon after she began engraving mezzotints she was asked by the renowned print dealer Sylvan Cole to exhibit at Associated American Artists Gallery, launching her career as a professional artist/printmaker. With the publication of her book, The Mezzotint: History and Technique, published by Abrams, 1990 and 1996, Carol added author and teacher to her credits. In the ensuing years she has expanded her repertoire of mediums beyond printmaking into other works on paper and painting.
In compositions reflecting an appreciation for antiquated machinery and vintage textiles, Wax creates imagery that, in her own words, “… speaks to an inner life perceived in inanimate objects.” She uses stylization and imagination to reinvent subjects, transforming an ordinary typewriter into a monumental icon...
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Marching on a Butterbur Leaf
By Yoshitomo Nara
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Horses in Moonlight, Folk Art Equestrian Lithograph by Lebadang
By Hoi Lebadang
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lebadang, Vietnamese (1922 - 2015)
Title: Horses in Moonlight
Year: circa 1975
Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil
Edition: Epreuve d'Artiste
Size: 25.25 x 19.5 in. (64.14 x...
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1970s Modern Paul Colin Art
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$600
H 25.25 in W 19.5 in
Haystack
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in London, GB
A fine impression of this very popular image with full margins (smaller on top and bottom) published by Associated American Artists.
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1930s American Modern Paul Colin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Nebraska Evening
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in London, GB
A fine impression with good margins published by Associated American Artists.
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1940s American Modern Paul Colin Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Zoltan" - 1990 Male Nude Study
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in Soquel, CA
"Zoltan" - 1990 Male Nude Study
Watercolor painting depicting a nude male figure. The brunette male figure is posing, seated on a purple cloth, his left hand gripping a table net to him, while he leans on his right elbow, his face looking straight ahead. The background is made up of hues of green.
Signed "AG" lower left.
Signed, titled and dated on verso.
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1990s American Impressionist Paul Colin Art
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Paper, Watercolor
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Final days of the German occupation of Paris, Paul Colin
s Marianne aux Stigmate
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
Created in the historic final days of the German occupation of Paris, Paul Colin’s Marianne aux Stigmates is a profound and haunting visual allegory of France’s suffering and imminen...
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1940s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Original BOUFFES Parisiens - (Replacement Heads) French vintage theater poster
By Paul Colin
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Bouffes-Parisiens “Tetes de Rechange” ('Replacement Heads') linen-backed French lithograph vintage poster. Signed on the plate. It is in very good condition and ready to ...
Category
1960s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
Materials
Lithograph
H 62 in W 44.5 in D 0.2 in
1954 original poster Grande exposition d
art folklorique roumain by Paul Colin
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1954 original poster Grande exposition d'art folklorique roumain by Paul Colin is a striking piece of mid-20th-century graphic design. Created to promote an exhibition of Romania...
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1950s Paul Colin Art
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Linen, Paper, Lithograph
1948 Original poster by Paul Colin - Vichy Mai Octobre
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
Paul Colin's 1948 poster for "Vichy Mai Octobre 1948" is a remarkable example of his talent in poster design. It promotes an event in Vichy, France, durin...
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1940s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
La Charite
By Paul Colin
Located in Belgrade, MT
This color lithograph is from my private collection. The artist has signed the print and also signed in the plate. It is in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Paul Colin Art
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
1954 Original poster by Paul Colin Battle of Dien-Bien-Phu Indochina war Vietnam
By Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful historical poster by Paul Colin in honor of the combatants of the battle of Dien-Bien-Phu. Published by Paix et Liberté. A French soldier dies on a white cross like a marty...
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1950s Paul Colin Art
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Linen, Paper, Lithograph
The Soldier - Drawing in Ink and Watercolor by Paul Colin - mid 20th Century
By Paul Colin
Located in Roma, IT
The Soldier is an original drawing on creamy-colored paper realized by Paul Colin (1872-1985) in ink and watercolor, in the mid-20th Century
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paul Colin Art
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H 9.06 in W 7.09 in D 0.04 in
1995 Paul Colin
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Wh
By Paul Colin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 39.25 x 23.5 inches ( 99.695 x 59.69 cm )
Image Size: 39.25 x 23.5 inches ( 99.695 x 59.69 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Ad...
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1990s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Lithograph
H 39.25 in W 23.5 in D 0.1 in
Italy : In a Small Street of Procida - Original wooodcut, Handsigned
By Paul Colin
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul Emile Colin
Italy : In a Small Street of Procida, 1922
Original woodcut
Handsigned in pencil
Numbered /154
On vellum 32.5 x 25.5 cm (c. 13 x 10 ...
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1920s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
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Woodcut
Transatlantique French Line 1855 - 1955 original French vintage poster
By Paul Colin
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Transatlantique French Line 1855 - 1955 Centennial French vintage cruise line poster. The Compagnie General Transatlantique - Pac...
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1950s Art Deco Paul Colin Art
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Lithograph
H 39.5 in W 24.5 in D 0.03 in
Josephine Baker Paris Dance Painting
By Paul Colin
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3340a Josephine Baker Dance painting, acrylic -ink on artist board displayed in a gilt-wood frame, signed by Paul Colin.Image size 11.50 H x 14.50 W
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1980s Paul Colin Art
Materials
Acrylic
Paul Colin art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Paul Colin art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Paul Colin in lithograph, paper, fabric and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Art Deco style. Not every interior allows for large Paul Colin art, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jean Carlu, Louis Icart, and Nura Ulreich. Paul Colin art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $312 and tops out at $10,000, while the average work can sell for $1,274.